Satellite images taken by a U.S. based firm revealed suspected dredging work on Ladd Reef, a coral reef controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Ladd Reef is about 450 km from Vietnam’s southeastern coast and is completely submerged at high tide. It has a 42-meter-tall lighthouse, which is operated by a small number of Vietnam soldiers and worker.
Analysts told Reuters that such dredging work could be the precursor to more extensive construction on other reefs, and Ladd Reef might be used to boost access for supply ships and fishing boats. It could also help defend the nearby Spratly Islands, where Vietnam has expanded its airstrip.
Vietnam is one of the many nations that claims the South China Sea as part of its territory. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have also made claims in the region. Vietnam has become China’s main rival in the disputed South China Sea. According to Reuters, the mobile rocket launchers installed on several islands controlled by Vietnam are capable of striking China’s runway and military installations.
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China today unveiled a powerful island-building machine to help reclaim more land in the disputed South China Sea.The enormous ship, called Tiankun, can dredge 6,000 cubic meters (211,000 cubic feet) of mud every hour - roughly the size of 2.5 Olympic Swimming Pools.It's more efficient than Tianjing, China's current flagship for construction on the South China Sea.Tianjing reportedly built seven artificial islands within a year's time in the contested region that's also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, among other countries.Tiankun has been built so that Beijing could accelerate its 'military defence project' on the South China Sea, according to a report on Sohu.com.China's state media People's Daily Online reported that the self-propelled cutter-suction dredging ship was launched today at the port of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province.It's said to be the most powerful dredging vessel China has ever built.Measuring 140 meters (460 feet) long and 27.8 meters (91 feet) wide, Tiankun can smash underwater rocks as well as move sand, mud and water to construct man-made islands.The ship can dig as deep as 35 metres (115 feet) into the sea. It can squirt liquid and debris to as far as 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) - the farthest for any dredging ships in the world, claimed People's Daily.Tiankun is the sister vessel of Tianjing, which China has used to build military bases on a group of disputed islands known in China as Nansha Islands and in Philippines as Spratly Islands.Chinese media claimed that Tianjing built seven man-made island in the South China Sea in 2015, and nearly 3,000 acres of island within 18 months' time.Tiankun is 1.3 times more efficient than Tianjing, meaning it could potentially build nine islands in one year.It can dig deeper and move water, mud and sand farther than Tianjing. It's also said to have four different types of dredging cutters so it could break into different rock and mud.The heavy-duty machinery is expected to enter service next June.It's expected to join China's fleet of vessels on the South China Sea to further militarise the islands.The military expansion also ties into a broader Chinese initiative, called One Belt One Road.The vast infrastructure project, launched by Chinese PresidentXi Jinping, is set to build a 'new Silk Road' of ports, railways and roads to expand trade across an arc of countries through Asia, Africa and Europe.An aerial view of Southwest Cay, also known as Pugad Island, controlled by Vietnam and part of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea The sovereignty of the South China Sea region has been heavily disputed over decades, focussing on whether China can claim ownership of the Spratley and Paracel outcrops which may contain important reserves of natural resources. China says it owns an area defined by a 'nine-dash line' which stretches over hundreds of miles of water, and claims their right dates back centuries. Some of the South China Sea region is also claimed by south-east Asian nations including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Last year, a case was brought by the Philippines to the United Nations challenging China's nine-dash line claim on the South China Sea. In July 2016, a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague - the Permanent Court of Arbitration - ruled that China has no historic rights to the area. Manila welcomed the decision, as China, having boycotted the proceedings, said it 'neither accepts nor recognises' the ruling. 'The award is null and void and has no binding force,' China's foreign ministry said on its website, reiterating its territorial claims.
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This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

China Seas

The China Seas consist of a series of marginal seas in the Western Pacific Ocean, around China. They are the major components signifying the transition from the continent of Asia to the Pacific Ocean. They have been described in terms of their collective vastness and complexity:

Philippines

The Philippines (i/ˈfɪlᵻpiːnz/; Filipino:Pilipinas[ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino:Republika ng Pilipinas), is a sovereignisland country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,500 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City; both are part of Metro Manila.

South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 square kilometres (1,400,000sqmi). The area's importance largely results from one-third of the world's shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed.

The minute South China Sea Islands, collectively an archipelago, number in the hundreds. The sea and its mostly uninhabited islands are subject to competing claims of sovereignty by several countries. These claims are also reflected in the variety of names used for the islands and the sea.

Names

South China Sea is the dominant term used in English for the sea, and the name in most European languages is equivalent, but it is sometimes called by different names in China's neighboring countries, often reflecting historical claims to hegemony over the sea.

The Pasig River is technically a tidal estuary, as the flow direction depends upon the water level difference between Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay. During the dry season, the water level in Laguna de Bay is low with the river's flow direction dependent on the tides. During the wet season, when the water level of Laguna de Bay is high, the flow is reversed towards Manila Bay.

The Pasig River used to be an important transport route and source of water for SpanishManila. Due to negligence and industrial development, the river has become very polluted and is considered dead (i.e., unable to sustain life) by ecologists. The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC), which was established to oversee rehabilitation efforts for the river, is supported by private sector organisations such as the Clean and Green Foundation, Inc. that introduced the Piso para sa Pasig (Filipino: "A peso for the Pasig") campaign in the 1990s.

Vietnam begins dredging on Ladd Reef in South China Sea

Satellite images taken by a U.S. based firm revealed suspected dredging work on Ladd Reef, a coral reef controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Ladd Reef is about 450 km from Vietnam’s southeastern coast and is completely submerged at high tide. It has a 42-meter-tall lighthouse, which is operated by a small number of Vietnam soldiers and worker.
Analysts told Reuters that such dredging work could be the precursor to more extensive construction on other reefs, and Ladd Reef might be used to boost access for supply ships and fishing boats. It could also help defend the nearby Spratly Islands, where Vietnam has expanded its airstrip.
Vietnam is one of the many nations that claims the South China Sea as part of its territory. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have also made claims in the region. Vietnam has become China’s main rival in the disputed South China Sea. According to Reuters, the mobile rocket launchers installed on several islands controlled by Vietnam are capable of striking China’s runway and military installations.
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China today unveiled a powerful island-building machine to help reclaim more land in the disputed South China Sea.The enormous ship, called Tiankun, can dredge 6,000 cubic meters (211,000 cubic feet) of mud every hour - roughly the size of 2.5 Olympic Swimming Pools.It's more efficient than Tianjing, China's current flagship for construction on the South China Sea.Tianjing reportedly built seven artificial islands within a year's time in the contested region that's also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, among other countries.Tiankun has been built so that Beijing could accelerate its 'military defence project' on the South China Sea, according to a report on Sohu.com.China's state media People's Daily Online reported that the self-propelled cutter-suction dredging ship was launched today at the port of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province.It's said to be the most powerful dredging vessel China has ever built.Measuring 140 meters (460 feet) long and 27.8 meters (91 feet) wide, Tiankun can smash underwater rocks as well as move sand, mud and water to construct man-made islands.The ship can dig as deep as 35 metres (115 feet) into the sea. It can squirt liquid and debris to as far as 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) - the farthest for any dredging ships in the world, claimed People's Daily.Tiankun is the sister vessel of Tianjing, which China has used to build military bases on a group of disputed islands known in China as Nansha Islands and in Philippines as Spratly Islands.Chinese media claimed that Tianjing built seven man-made island in the South China Sea in 2015, and nearly 3,000 acres of island within 18 months' time.Tiankun is 1.3 times more efficient than Tianjing, meaning it could potentially build nine islands in one year.It can dig deeper and move water, mud and sand farther than Tianjing. It's also said to have four different types of dredging cutters so it could break into different rock and mud.The heavy-duty machinery is expected to enter service next June.It's expected to join China's fleet of vessels on the South China Sea to further militarise the islands.The military expansion also ties into a broader Chinese initiative, called One Belt One Road.The vast infrastructure project, launched by Chinese PresidentXi Jinping, is set to build a 'new Silk Road' of ports, railways and roads to expand trade across an arc of countries through Asia, Africa and Europe.An aerial view of Southwest Cay, also known as Pugad Island, controlled by Vietnam and part of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea The sovereignty of the South China Sea region has been heavily disputed over decades, focussing on whether China can claim ownership of the Spratley and Paracel outcrops which may contain important reserves of natural resources. China says it owns an area defined by a 'nine-dash line' which stretches over hundreds of miles of water, and claims their right dates back centuries. Some of the South China Sea region is also claimed by south-east Asian nations including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Last year, a case was brought by the Philippines to the United Nations challenging China's nine-dash line claim on the South China Sea. In July 2016, a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague - the Permanent Court of Arbitration - ruled that China has no historic rights to the area. Manila welcomed the decision, as China, having boycotted the proceedings, said it 'neither accepts nor recognises' the ruling. 'The award is null and void and has no binding force,' China's foreign ministry said on its website, reiterating its territorial claims.
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This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

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gold dredge

gold dredge

gold dredge

2:03

Meeting with the Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Meeting with the Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Meeting with the Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

Drydock: Repairing the Massive Ships that Dredge the Columbia River

How does the Corps keep its dredging vessels in top shape to maintain the Columbia River for more than $20 billion worth of commerce every year?

10:08

Trucks Hauling From Harbour Dredging

Trucks Hauling From Harbour Dredging

Trucks Hauling From Harbour Dredging

Barges are loaded at the mouth of the Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, harbour and are unloaded into waiting end dump trailers.

1:16

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck
A water tanker Isuzu is a special truck designed to carry water on roads for spraying, planting, cleaning and transporting. We provide all sizes of water trucks such as 3000L, 5000L, 10000L, 12000L, 20000L, etc.
1)Carbon stell, stainless steel, inner anti-corrosion
2)It is used for garden environment-keeping, municipal maintains, area viresecence, road building large government department.
3) Rating speed:1450r/min;flux:60m³/h; self-suction height:7.5m, sprinkler width14m. Front spray and back sprinkler, side spray, with working platform at back of truck, with high pressure gun, can be adjusted column, the head 30m; also can be adjusted fog, the head 15m.
4) with front and back sprinkler, side spray, working platform at back of truck, high pressure gun which can be adjusted heavy rain, moderate rain, drizzle,mist, and specialized sprinkler pump
It's used for dredging the sevage line, it's strong to wash. According to the requirement, it can install the high-pressure water pump, water gun and 50M pipe.

Looking at a Hard Rock Gold Mine to Purchase

Since gold dredging is becoming illegal every where, I am looking for some hard rock gold mines to purchase to work instead. I'm looking at this gold mine in Southern Oregon south of Jacksonville. Gold is very very fine and the ore has to be hauled out to process, which is even more of an expense. I'm just checking all my options to be able stay in the gold mining business and get some gold every year. I will be looking at a few gold mines, both private and an on BLM/Forest Service land.

10:04

Exploring An Old Dangerous Well

Exploring An Old Dangerous Well

Exploring An Old Dangerous Well

Join me as I discover an old well in the desert and decide to drop a camera down the shaft. It is a stone lined well. What mysteries are soon to be discovered?
Please use this affiliate link to my friends here to purchase your metal detector or other gear. You will get the best price and friendly service anywhere I guarantee. Plus, it helps support my channel. If you call or go direct, I do not get credit. I really appreciate it… The ‘Chigg
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Pasig river and Manila

#FLUENTcares 2014 Charity Project: Philippines

Every year we take time to commit ourselves to a group or community in need. Giving back and helping others is part of who we are at FluentHome. This year, we picked an elementary school in the heart of the Philippines. This school had been devastated by Hurricanes. See for yourself the life-changing project we were able to undertake.
For more details on the project visit: http://bit.ly/flntcrs14
We SpeakCharity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0dKOYUxxss

0:35

Our lucky day:: Free Boat Ride along the Pasig River

Our lucky day:: Free Boat Ride along the Pasig River

Our lucky day:: Free Boat Ride along the Pasig River

The new ferry service plying the Pasig River. It's fully air-conditioned, foreign-funded project. Commuters will have the option of getting to their destination faster from Makati to Escolta and vice-versa.

Vietnam begins dredging on Ladd Reef in South China Sea

Satellite images taken by a U.S. based firm revealed suspected dredging work on Ladd Reef, a coral reef controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Ladd Reef is about 450 km from Vietnam’s southeastern coast and is completely submerged at high tide. It has a 42-meter-tall lighthouse, which is operated by a small number of Vietnam soldiers and worker.
Analysts told Reuters that such dredging work could be the precursor to more extensive construction on other reefs, and Ladd Reef might be used to boost access for supply ships and fishing boats. It could also help defend the nearby Spratly Islands, where Vietnam has expanded its airstrip.
Vietnam is one of the many nations that claims the South China Sea as part of its territory. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have a...

China today unveiled a powerful island-building machine to help reclaim more land in the disputed South China Sea.The enormous ship, called Tiankun, can dredge 6,000 cubic meters (211,000 cubic feet) of mud every hour - roughly the size of 2.5 Olympic Swimming Pools.It's more efficient than Tianjing, China's current flagship for construction on the South China Sea.Tianjing reportedly built seven artificial islands within a year's time in the contested region that's also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, among other countries.Tiankun has been built so that Beijing could accelerate its 'military defence project' on the South China Sea, according to a report on Sohu.com.China's state media People's Daily Online reported that the self-propelled cutter-suction dredging ship was launche...

This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

published: 16 Mar 2012

gold dredge

published: 05 Mar 2012

Meeting with the Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

W&S Wolverine Dredge

Drydock: Repairing the Massive Ships that Dredge the Columbia River

How does the Corps keep its dredging vessels in top shape to maintain the Columbia River for more than $20 billion worth of commerce every year?

published: 17 Feb 2017

Trucks Hauling From Harbour Dredging

Barges are loaded at the mouth of the Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, harbour and are unloaded into waiting end dump trailers.

published: 24 Jan 2017

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck
A water tanker Isuzu is a special truck designed to carry water on roads for spraying, planting, cleaning and transporting. We provide all sizes of water trucks such as 3000L, 5000L, 10000L, 12000L, 20000L, etc.
1)Carbon stell, stainless steel, inner anti-corrosion
2)It is used for garden environment-keeping, municipal maintains, area viresecence, road building large government department.
3) Rating speed:1450r/min;flux:60m³/h; self-suction height:7.5m, sprinkler width14m. Front spray and back sprinkler, side spray, with working platform at back of truck, with high pressure gun, can be adjusted column, the head 30m; also can be adjusted fog, the head 15m.
4) with front and back sprinkler, side spray, working platform at ba...

Looking at a Hard Rock Gold Mine to Purchase

Since gold dredging is becoming illegal every where, I am looking for some hard rock gold mines to purchase to work instead. I'm looking at this gold mine in Southern Oregon south of Jacksonville. Gold is very very fine and the ore has to be hauled out to process, which is even more of an expense. I'm just checking all my options to be able stay in the gold mining business and get some gold every year. I will be looking at a few gold mines, both private and an on BLM/Forest Service land.

published: 24 Sep 2016

Exploring An Old Dangerous Well

Join me as I discover an old well in the desert and decide to drop a camera down the shaft. It is a stone lined well. What mysteries are soon to be discovered?
Please use this affiliate link to my friends here to purchase your metal detector or other gear. You will get the best price and friendly service anywhere I guarantee. Plus, it helps support my channel. If you call or go direct, I do not get credit. I really appreciate it… The ‘Chigg
My affiliate link: https://goo.gl/jmpNNn

published: 14 May 2017

Pasig river and Manila

#FLUENTcares 2014 Charity Project: Philippines

Every year we take time to commit ourselves to a group or community in need. Giving back and helping others is part of who we are at FluentHome. This year, we picked an elementary school in the heart of the Philippines. This school had been devastated by Hurricanes. See for yourself the life-changing project we were able to undertake.
For more details on the project visit: http://bit.ly/flntcrs14
We SpeakCharity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0dKOYUxxss

published: 08 Jan 2015

Our lucky day:: Free Boat Ride along the Pasig River

The new ferry service plying the Pasig River. It's fully air-conditioned, foreign-funded project. Commuters will have the option of getting to their destination faster from Makati to Escolta and vice-versa.

Satellite images taken by a U.S. based firm revealed suspected dredging work on Ladd Reef, a coral reef controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Ladd Reef is about 450 km from Vietnam’s southeastern coast and is completely submerged at high tide. It has a 42-meter-tall lighthouse, which is operated by a small number of Vietnam soldiers and worker.
Analysts told Reuters that such dredging work could be the precursor to more extensive construction on other reefs, and Ladd Reef might be used to boost access for supply ships and fishing boats. It could also help defend the nearby Spratly Islands, where Vietnam has expanded its airstrip.
Vietnam is one of the many nations that claims the South China Sea as part of its territory. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have also made claims in the region. Vietnam has become China’s main rival in the disputed South China Sea. According to Reuters, the mobile rocket launchers installed on several islands controlled by Vietnam are capable of striking China’s runway and military installations.
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Satellite images taken by a U.S. based firm revealed suspected dredging work on Ladd Reef, a coral reef controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Ladd Reef is about 450 km from Vietnam’s southeastern coast and is completely submerged at high tide. It has a 42-meter-tall lighthouse, which is operated by a small number of Vietnam soldiers and worker.
Analysts told Reuters that such dredging work could be the precursor to more extensive construction on other reefs, and Ladd Reef might be used to boost access for supply ships and fishing boats. It could also help defend the nearby Spratly Islands, where Vietnam has expanded its airstrip.
Vietnam is one of the many nations that claims the South China Sea as part of its territory. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have also made claims in the region. Vietnam has become China’s main rival in the disputed South China Sea. According to Reuters, the mobile rocket launchers installed on several islands controlled by Vietnam are capable of striking China’s runway and military installations.
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China today unveiled a powerful island-building machine to help reclaim more land in the disputed South China Sea.The enormous ship, called Tiankun, can dredge 6,000 cubic meters (211,000 cubic feet) of mud every hour - roughly the size of 2.5 Olympic Swimming Pools.It's more efficient than Tianjing, China's current flagship for construction on the South China Sea.Tianjing reportedly built seven artificial islands within a year's time in the contested region that's also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, among other countries.Tiankun has been built so that Beijing could accelerate its 'military defence project' on the South China Sea, according to a report on Sohu.com.China's state media People's Daily Online reported that the self-propelled cutter-suction dredging ship was launched today at the port of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province.It's said to be the most powerful dredging vessel China has ever built.Measuring 140 meters (460 feet) long and 27.8 meters (91 feet) wide, Tiankun can smash underwater rocks as well as move sand, mud and water to construct man-made islands.The ship can dig as deep as 35 metres (115 feet) into the sea. It can squirt liquid and debris to as far as 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) - the farthest for any dredging ships in the world, claimed People's Daily.Tiankun is the sister vessel of Tianjing, which China has used to build military bases on a group of disputed islands known in China as Nansha Islands and in Philippines as Spratly Islands.Chinese media claimed that Tianjing built seven man-made island in the South China Sea in 2015, and nearly 3,000 acres of island within 18 months' time.Tiankun is 1.3 times more efficient than Tianjing, meaning it could potentially build nine islands in one year.It can dig deeper and move water, mud and sand farther than Tianjing. It's also said to have four different types of dredging cutters so it could break into different rock and mud.The heavy-duty machinery is expected to enter service next June.It's expected to join China's fleet of vessels on the South China Sea to further militarise the islands.The military expansion also ties into a broader Chinese initiative, called One Belt One Road.The vast infrastructure project, launched by Chinese PresidentXi Jinping, is set to build a 'new Silk Road' of ports, railways and roads to expand trade across an arc of countries through Asia, Africa and Europe.An aerial view of Southwest Cay, also known as Pugad Island, controlled by Vietnam and part of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea The sovereignty of the South China Sea region has been heavily disputed over decades, focussing on whether China can claim ownership of the Spratley and Paracel outcrops which may contain important reserves of natural resources. China says it owns an area defined by a 'nine-dash line' which stretches over hundreds of miles of water, and claims their right dates back centuries. Some of the South China Sea region is also claimed by south-east Asian nations including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Last year, a case was brought by the Philippines to the United Nations challenging China's nine-dash line claim on the South China Sea. In July 2016, a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague - the Permanent Court of Arbitration - ruled that China has no historic rights to the area. Manila welcomed the decision, as China, having boycotted the proceedings, said it 'neither accepts nor recognises' the ruling. 'The award is null and void and has no binding force,' China's foreign ministry said on its website, reiterating its territorial claims.
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China today unveiled a powerful island-building machine to help reclaim more land in the disputed South China Sea.The enormous ship, called Tiankun, can dredge 6,000 cubic meters (211,000 cubic feet) of mud every hour - roughly the size of 2.5 Olympic Swimming Pools.It's more efficient than Tianjing, China's current flagship for construction on the South China Sea.Tianjing reportedly built seven artificial islands within a year's time in the contested region that's also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, among other countries.Tiankun has been built so that Beijing could accelerate its 'military defence project' on the South China Sea, according to a report on Sohu.com.China's state media People's Daily Online reported that the self-propelled cutter-suction dredging ship was launched today at the port of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province.It's said to be the most powerful dredging vessel China has ever built.Measuring 140 meters (460 feet) long and 27.8 meters (91 feet) wide, Tiankun can smash underwater rocks as well as move sand, mud and water to construct man-made islands.The ship can dig as deep as 35 metres (115 feet) into the sea. It can squirt liquid and debris to as far as 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) - the farthest for any dredging ships in the world, claimed People's Daily.Tiankun is the sister vessel of Tianjing, which China has used to build military bases on a group of disputed islands known in China as Nansha Islands and in Philippines as Spratly Islands.Chinese media claimed that Tianjing built seven man-made island in the South China Sea in 2015, and nearly 3,000 acres of island within 18 months' time.Tiankun is 1.3 times more efficient than Tianjing, meaning it could potentially build nine islands in one year.It can dig deeper and move water, mud and sand farther than Tianjing. It's also said to have four different types of dredging cutters so it could break into different rock and mud.The heavy-duty machinery is expected to enter service next June.It's expected to join China's fleet of vessels on the South China Sea to further militarise the islands.The military expansion also ties into a broader Chinese initiative, called One Belt One Road.The vast infrastructure project, launched by Chinese PresidentXi Jinping, is set to build a 'new Silk Road' of ports, railways and roads to expand trade across an arc of countries through Asia, Africa and Europe.An aerial view of Southwest Cay, also known as Pugad Island, controlled by Vietnam and part of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea The sovereignty of the South China Sea region has been heavily disputed over decades, focussing on whether China can claim ownership of the Spratley and Paracel outcrops which may contain important reserves of natural resources. China says it owns an area defined by a 'nine-dash line' which stretches over hundreds of miles of water, and claims their right dates back centuries. Some of the South China Sea region is also claimed by south-east Asian nations including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Last year, a case was brought by the Philippines to the United Nations challenging China's nine-dash line claim on the South China Sea. In July 2016, a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague - the Permanent Court of Arbitration - ruled that China has no historic rights to the area. Manila welcomed the decision, as China, having boycotted the proceedings, said it 'neither accepts nor recognises' the ruling. 'The award is null and void and has no binding force,' China's foreign ministry said on its website, reiterating its territorial claims.
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This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the ...

This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck
A water tanker Isuzu is a special truck designed to carry water on roads for spraying, planting, cl...

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck
A water tanker Isuzu is a special truck designed to carry water on roads for spraying, planting, cleaning and transporting. We provide all sizes of water trucks such as 3000L, 5000L, 10000L, 12000L, 20000L, etc.
1)Carbon stell, stainless steel, inner anti-corrosion
2)It is used for garden environment-keeping, municipal maintains, area viresecence, road building large government department.
3) Rating speed:1450r/min;flux:60m³/h; self-suction height:7.5m, sprinkler width14m. Front spray and back sprinkler, side spray, with working platform at back of truck, with high pressure gun, can be adjusted column, the head 30m; also can be adjusted fog, the head 15m.
4) with front and back sprinkler, side spray, working platform at back of truck, high pressure gun which can be adjusted heavy rain, moderate rain, drizzle,mist, and specialized sprinkler pump
It's used for dredging the sevage line, it's strong to wash. According to the requirement, it can install the high-pressure water pump, water gun and 50M pipe.

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck
A water tanker Isuzu is a special truck designed to carry water on roads for spraying, planting, cleaning and transporting. We provide all sizes of water trucks such as 3000L, 5000L, 10000L, 12000L, 20000L, etc.
1)Carbon stell, stainless steel, inner anti-corrosion
2)It is used for garden environment-keeping, municipal maintains, area viresecence, road building large government department.
3) Rating speed:1450r/min;flux:60m³/h; self-suction height:7.5m, sprinkler width14m. Front spray and back sprinkler, side spray, with working platform at back of truck, with high pressure gun, can be adjusted column, the head 30m; also can be adjusted fog, the head 15m.
4) with front and back sprinkler, side spray, working platform at back of truck, high pressure gun which can be adjusted heavy rain, moderate rain, drizzle,mist, and specialized sprinkler pump
It's used for dredging the sevage line, it's strong to wash. According to the requirement, it can install the high-pressure water pump, water gun and 50M pipe.

Looking at a Hard Rock Gold Mine to Purchase

Since gold dredging is becoming illegal every where, I am looking for some hard rock gold mines to purchase to work instead. I'm looking at this gold mine in So...

Since gold dredging is becoming illegal every where, I am looking for some hard rock gold mines to purchase to work instead. I'm looking at this gold mine in Southern Oregon south of Jacksonville. Gold is very very fine and the ore has to be hauled out to process, which is even more of an expense. I'm just checking all my options to be able stay in the gold mining business and get some gold every year. I will be looking at a few gold mines, both private and an on BLM/Forest Service land.

Since gold dredging is becoming illegal every where, I am looking for some hard rock gold mines to purchase to work instead. I'm looking at this gold mine in Southern Oregon south of Jacksonville. Gold is very very fine and the ore has to be hauled out to process, which is even more of an expense. I'm just checking all my options to be able stay in the gold mining business and get some gold every year. I will be looking at a few gold mines, both private and an on BLM/Forest Service land.

Exploring An Old Dangerous Well

Join me as I discover an old well in the desert and decide to drop a camera down the shaft. It is a stone lined well. What mysteries are soon to be discovered? ...

Join me as I discover an old well in the desert and decide to drop a camera down the shaft. It is a stone lined well. What mysteries are soon to be discovered?
Please use this affiliate link to my friends here to purchase your metal detector or other gear. You will get the best price and friendly service anywhere I guarantee. Plus, it helps support my channel. If you call or go direct, I do not get credit. I really appreciate it… The ‘Chigg
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Join me as I discover an old well in the desert and decide to drop a camera down the shaft. It is a stone lined well. What mysteries are soon to be discovered?
Please use this affiliate link to my friends here to purchase your metal detector or other gear. You will get the best price and friendly service anywhere I guarantee. Plus, it helps support my channel. If you call or go direct, I do not get credit. I really appreciate it… The ‘Chigg
My affiliate link: https://goo.gl/jmpNNn

#FLUENTcares 2014 Charity Project: Philippines

Every year we take time to commit ourselves to a group or community in need. Giving back and helping others is part of who we are at FluentHome. This year, we ...

Every year we take time to commit ourselves to a group or community in need. Giving back and helping others is part of who we are at FluentHome. This year, we picked an elementary school in the heart of the Philippines. This school had been devastated by Hurricanes. See for yourself the life-changing project we were able to undertake.
For more details on the project visit: http://bit.ly/flntcrs14
We SpeakCharity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0dKOYUxxss

Every year we take time to commit ourselves to a group or community in need. Giving back and helping others is part of who we are at FluentHome. This year, we picked an elementary school in the heart of the Philippines. This school had been devastated by Hurricanes. See for yourself the life-changing project we were able to undertake.
For more details on the project visit: http://bit.ly/flntcrs14
We SpeakCharity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0dKOYUxxss

Our lucky day:: Free Boat Ride along the Pasig River

The new ferry service plying the Pasig River. It's fully air-conditioned, foreign-funded project. Commuters will have the option of getting to their destinatio...

The new ferry service plying the Pasig River. It's fully air-conditioned, foreign-funded project. Commuters will have the option of getting to their destination faster from Makati to Escolta and vice-versa.

The new ferry service plying the Pasig River. It's fully air-conditioned, foreign-funded project. Commuters will have the option of getting to their destination faster from Makati to Escolta and vice-versa.

TechKnow - Deep sea gold rush

Oceans cover 70 percent of the earth's surface, but only a fraction of the undersea world has been explored.
On this episode of TechKnow, Phil Torres joins a team of scientists on a special expedition to explore and uncover the mysteries at the bottom of the ocean floor.
"What we are doing is similar to astronauts and planetary scientists just trying to study life on another planet," says BethOrcutt, a senior research scientist.
The journey begins in Costa Rica aboard the R/VAtlantis, a research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. From there, Phil gets the chance to take a dive with Alvin, a deep-water submersible capable of taking explorers down to 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) under the sea.
Commissioned in 1964, Alvin has a celebrated history, locating an une...

This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

published: 16 Mar 2012

Engineers in Combat in World War II 1957 US Army; Army Corps of Engineers

more at: http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html
" WORLDWAR II ENGINEER MISSION IN COMBAT - TRAINING AT ENGINEER SCHOOL, FT BELVOIR, VA. ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES DURING WW II IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION."
US ArmyFilm MF5-8854
Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
The United States ArmyCorps of Engineers (USACE, also somet...

“South China Sea: Clash of Strategies” John Adams, Brigadier General United States Army (retired)

Presented by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.
It often seems that the U.S. and China don’t understand each other, creating policies that risk conflict. Complicating matters, the economic and security policy of the US towards China is interlinked, presenting unintended strategic challenges and sometimes constraining our courses of action in the region. Is a clash with China inevitable? GeneralAdams provides a roadmap for how the US should deal with this growing world power.

published: 02 Mar 2017

20. Managing Coastal Resources in an Era of Climate Change

Environmental Politics and Law (EVST 255)
The lecture reviews the legal and economic strategies that can be used to manage coastal development. Over half of the United States population lives in coastal areas and will be affected by sea level rise and more intense storms. The lecture looks at the conflict between property rights and efforts to protect coastal ecosystems through the use of eminent domain to create national seashores. Barrier islands such as Fire Island National Seashore and Cape Cod National Seashore are used as case studies; a variety of strategies have been employed to manage these constantly moving islands. The lecture also discusses the role insurance plays in coastal settlement patterns; changes in insurers' policies in high-risk coastal areas could change the way p...

published: 12 Mar 2011

Silver Linings: The Early Days of Idaho's Silver Valley

Stretching 40 miles through the heart of northern Idaho, Silver Valley is a time capsule of the West. Deep within its valley walls, empires rose...and sometimes fell. Beyond the ribald tales, you will discover how the region's past has shaped what the Silver Valley is today...and why it still resonates with the spirit of those who sought its Silver Linings.

Son of God, Muslim Rapist, Why Christians Changed the names of the Prophets

June 15,2012-Friday at Soq AseriDoha Qatar. Issue that Jesus is the only son of God, and every crime committed directly and conveniently using the name MUSLIMS, why? Changing the names of the Prophets why?

TechKnow - Deep sea gold rush

Oceans cover 70 percent of the earth's surface, but only a fraction of the undersea world has been explored.
On this episode of TechKnow, Phil Torres joins a t...

Oceans cover 70 percent of the earth's surface, but only a fraction of the undersea world has been explored.
On this episode of TechKnow, Phil Torres joins a team of scientists on a special expedition to explore and uncover the mysteries at the bottom of the ocean floor.
"What we are doing is similar to astronauts and planetary scientists just trying to study life on another planet," says BethOrcutt, a senior research scientist.
The journey begins in Costa Rica aboard the R/VAtlantis, a research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. From there, Phil gets the chance to take a dive with Alvin, a deep-water submersible capable of taking explorers down to 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) under the sea.
Commissioned in 1964, Alvin has a celebrated history, locating an unexploded hydrogen bomb off the coast of Spain and exploring the famous RMS Titanic in the 1980s.
Alvin and its first female pilot, CindyVan Dover, were the first to discover hydrothermal vents, which are underwater springs where plumes of black smoke and water pour out from underneath the earth's crust. The vents were inhabited by previously unknown organisms that thrived in the absence of sunlight.
After 40 years of exploration, Alvin got a high-tech upgrade. The storied submersible is now outfitted with high-resolution cameras to provide a 245-degree viewing field and a robotic arm that scientists can use to pull samples of rock and ocean life to then study back on land.
But scientists are not the only ones interested in the ocean. These days the new gold rush is not in the hills, it is in the deep sea. For thousands of years miners have been exploiting the earth in search of precious metals. As resources on dry land are depleted, now the search for new sources of metals and minerals is heading underwater.
The NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration's national ocean service estimates that there is more than $150tn in gold waiting to be mined from the floor of the world's oceans.
"The industry is moving very, very fast. They have far more financial resources than the scientific community," says Cindy Van Dover, Alvin's first female pilot and Duke University Oceanography Professor.
Seabed mining is still in the planning stages, but Nautilus Minerals, a Canadian mining company, says it has the technology and the contracts in place with the island nation of Papua New Guinea to start mining in its waters in about two years.
What is the future of seabed mining? And what are the consequences of seabed mining for the marine ecosystems? Can science and industry co-exist and work together on viable and sustainable solutions?
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Oceans cover 70 percent of the earth's surface, but only a fraction of the undersea world has been explored.
On this episode of TechKnow, Phil Torres joins a team of scientists on a special expedition to explore and uncover the mysteries at the bottom of the ocean floor.
"What we are doing is similar to astronauts and planetary scientists just trying to study life on another planet," says BethOrcutt, a senior research scientist.
The journey begins in Costa Rica aboard the R/VAtlantis, a research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. From there, Phil gets the chance to take a dive with Alvin, a deep-water submersible capable of taking explorers down to 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) under the sea.
Commissioned in 1964, Alvin has a celebrated history, locating an unexploded hydrogen bomb off the coast of Spain and exploring the famous RMS Titanic in the 1980s.
Alvin and its first female pilot, CindyVan Dover, were the first to discover hydrothermal vents, which are underwater springs where plumes of black smoke and water pour out from underneath the earth's crust. The vents were inhabited by previously unknown organisms that thrived in the absence of sunlight.
After 40 years of exploration, Alvin got a high-tech upgrade. The storied submersible is now outfitted with high-resolution cameras to provide a 245-degree viewing field and a robotic arm that scientists can use to pull samples of rock and ocean life to then study back on land.
But scientists are not the only ones interested in the ocean. These days the new gold rush is not in the hills, it is in the deep sea. For thousands of years miners have been exploiting the earth in search of precious metals. As resources on dry land are depleted, now the search for new sources of metals and minerals is heading underwater.
The NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration's national ocean service estimates that there is more than $150tn in gold waiting to be mined from the floor of the world's oceans.
"The industry is moving very, very fast. They have far more financial resources than the scientific community," says Cindy Van Dover, Alvin's first female pilot and Duke University Oceanography Professor.
Seabed mining is still in the planning stages, but Nautilus Minerals, a Canadian mining company, says it has the technology and the contracts in place with the island nation of Papua New Guinea to start mining in its waters in about two years.
What is the future of seabed mining? And what are the consequences of seabed mining for the marine ecosystems? Can science and industry co-exist and work together on viable and sustainable solutions?
- Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
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- Check out our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the ...

This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

published:16 Mar 2012

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Engineers in Combat in World War II 1957 US Army; Army Corps of Engineers

more at: http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html
" WORLDWAR II ENGINEER MISSION IN COMBAT - TRAINING AT ENGINEER SCHOOL, FT BELVOIR, VA. ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES DURING WW II IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION."
US ArmyFilm MF5-8854
Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
The United States ArmyCorps of Engineers (USACE, also sometimes shortened to CoE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency. Although generally associated with dams, canals and flood protection in the United States, USACE is involved in a wide range of public works support to the nation and the Department of Defense throughout the world. The Corps of Engineers provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public, and provides 24% of U.S. hydropower capacity.
The Corps' mission is to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters.
Their most visible missions include:
- Planning, designing, building, and operating locks and dams. Other civil engineering projects include flood control, beach nourishment, and dredging for waterway navigation.
- Design and construction of flood protection systems through various federal mandates (see PublicLaws below).
- Design and construction management of military facilities for the Army, Air Force, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve and other Defense and Federal agencies.
- Environmental regulation and ecosystem restoration.
The Corps' vision is having a great engineering force of highly disciplined people working with partners through disciplined thought and action to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the nation's engineering challenges...
The history of United States Army Corps of Engineers can be traced back to 16 June 1775, when the Continental Congress organized an army with a chief engineer and two assistants. ColonelRichard Gridley became General George Washington's first chief engineer; however, it was not until 1779 that Congress created a separate Corps of Engineers. One of its first tasks was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill. The first Corps was mostly composed of French subjects, who had been hired by General Washington from the service of Louis XVI.
The Corps of Engineers as it is known today came into being on 16 March 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson was authorized to "organize and establish a Corps of Engineers ... that the said Corps ... shall be stationed at West Point in the State of New York and shall constitute a Military Academy." Until 1866, the superintendent of the United States Military Academy was always an engineer officer. During the first half of the 19th century, West Point was the major and, for a while, the only engineering school in the country. The Corps's authority over river works in the United States began with its fortification of New Orleans after the War of 1812...
The Army Corps of Engineers played an instrumental role in the American Civil War. Many of the men who would serve in the top leadership in this institution were West Point graduates, who rose to military fame and power during the Civil War. Some of these men were UnionGeneralsGeorge McClellan, Henry Halleck, George Meade, and Confederate generalsRobert E. Lee, Joseph Johnston, and P.G.T. Beauregard...
In 1944, specially-trained army combat engineers were assigned to blow up underwater obstacles and clear defended ports during the invasion of Normandy. During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers in the European Theater of Operations was responsible for building countless bridges and building or maintaining roads vital to the Allied advance across Europe into the heart of Germany. In thePacific theater, the Pioneer troops were formed, a hand-selected unit of volunteer Army combat engineers trained in jungle warfare, knife fighting, and unarmed jujitsu (hand-to-hand combat) techniques. Working in camouflage, the Pioneers cleared jungle and prepared routes of advance and established bridgeheads for the infantry as well as demolishing enemy installations...

more at: http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html
" WORLDWAR II ENGINEER MISSION IN COMBAT - TRAINING AT ENGINEER SCHOOL, FT BELVOIR, VA. ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES DURING WW II IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION."
US ArmyFilm MF5-8854
Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
The United States ArmyCorps of Engineers (USACE, also sometimes shortened to CoE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency. Although generally associated with dams, canals and flood protection in the United States, USACE is involved in a wide range of public works support to the nation and the Department of Defense throughout the world. The Corps of Engineers provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public, and provides 24% of U.S. hydropower capacity.
The Corps' mission is to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters.
Their most visible missions include:
- Planning, designing, building, and operating locks and dams. Other civil engineering projects include flood control, beach nourishment, and dredging for waterway navigation.
- Design and construction of flood protection systems through various federal mandates (see PublicLaws below).
- Design and construction management of military facilities for the Army, Air Force, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve and other Defense and Federal agencies.
- Environmental regulation and ecosystem restoration.
The Corps' vision is having a great engineering force of highly disciplined people working with partners through disciplined thought and action to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the nation's engineering challenges...
The history of United States Army Corps of Engineers can be traced back to 16 June 1775, when the Continental Congress organized an army with a chief engineer and two assistants. ColonelRichard Gridley became General George Washington's first chief engineer; however, it was not until 1779 that Congress created a separate Corps of Engineers. One of its first tasks was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill. The first Corps was mostly composed of French subjects, who had been hired by General Washington from the service of Louis XVI.
The Corps of Engineers as it is known today came into being on 16 March 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson was authorized to "organize and establish a Corps of Engineers ... that the said Corps ... shall be stationed at West Point in the State of New York and shall constitute a Military Academy." Until 1866, the superintendent of the United States Military Academy was always an engineer officer. During the first half of the 19th century, West Point was the major and, for a while, the only engineering school in the country. The Corps's authority over river works in the United States began with its fortification of New Orleans after the War of 1812...
The Army Corps of Engineers played an instrumental role in the American Civil War. Many of the men who would serve in the top leadership in this institution were West Point graduates, who rose to military fame and power during the Civil War. Some of these men were UnionGeneralsGeorge McClellan, Henry Halleck, George Meade, and Confederate generalsRobert E. Lee, Joseph Johnston, and P.G.T. Beauregard...
In 1944, specially-trained army combat engineers were assigned to blow up underwater obstacles and clear defended ports during the invasion of Normandy. During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers in the European Theater of Operations was responsible for building countless bridges and building or maintaining roads vital to the Allied advance across Europe into the heart of Germany. In thePacific theater, the Pioneer troops were formed, a hand-selected unit of volunteer Army combat engineers trained in jungle warfare, knife fighting, and unarmed jujitsu (hand-to-hand combat) techniques. Working in camouflage, the Pioneers cleared jungle and prepared routes of advance and established bridgeheads for the infantry as well as demolishing enemy installations...

BaliInternational Convention Center
6 October 2013
Why inclusive growth matters?
According to PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III, ensuring stability of society, sustainability of growth and social inclusiveness are the factors that answer the question.
"We engender a situation wherein the broader base of society can benefit from opportunities opening up through economic growth," President Aquino said during his speech at the APECCEOSummitConversation with Leaders in Bali, Indonesia.
The President reported that inclusive growth is fostered in the Philippines by investing on social services. He mentioned that the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program currently benefits four million families and has expanded to cover high school education. He further noted that his administration utilizes the Alternative Learning System to educate students from remote communities. He enumerated several laws that were signed under his governance such as the Enhanced Basic Education Act, Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, Sin Tax Reform Act, and Universal Health CareAct.
The President also said that aside from focusing on basic social services, the country has empowered the agriculture, tourism and infrastructure sectors, which are considered to effect great impact on inclusiveness.
In a question and answer segment of the summit, the President was asked about inclusive social policy and whether Asia, especially the Philippines, will choose to lean on the European region that has a bigger social safety net than the United States of America.
He was also asked about the discontinuance of President Obama's tour in Asia, which included the Philippines. "We perfectly understand the situation. Stability in their economy promotes stability for the rest of the world's economy and that is something we need if we are to make a better life for all of our people," the President replied.
When questioned about running for a second term, he laughingly said, "Probably not." He explained that one benefit of a single-term presidency is not having to worry about making unpopular decisions that will prove beneficial in the future but because pleasing people for the next elections is not part of the agenda.
"Focus on the other is the key to where we want to go," said the President in closing.
* * *
Connect with RTVM
Website: http://rtvm.gov.ph
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rtvm.gov.ph
Twitter: @RTVMalacanang
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BaliInternational Convention Center
6 October 2013
Why inclusive growth matters?
According to PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III, ensuring stability of society, sustainability of growth and social inclusiveness are the factors that answer the question.
"We engender a situation wherein the broader base of society can benefit from opportunities opening up through economic growth," President Aquino said during his speech at the APECCEOSummitConversation with Leaders in Bali, Indonesia.
The President reported that inclusive growth is fostered in the Philippines by investing on social services. He mentioned that the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program currently benefits four million families and has expanded to cover high school education. He further noted that his administration utilizes the Alternative Learning System to educate students from remote communities. He enumerated several laws that were signed under his governance such as the Enhanced Basic Education Act, Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, Sin Tax Reform Act, and Universal Health CareAct.
The President also said that aside from focusing on basic social services, the country has empowered the agriculture, tourism and infrastructure sectors, which are considered to effect great impact on inclusiveness.
In a question and answer segment of the summit, the President was asked about inclusive social policy and whether Asia, especially the Philippines, will choose to lean on the European region that has a bigger social safety net than the United States of America.
He was also asked about the discontinuance of President Obama's tour in Asia, which included the Philippines. "We perfectly understand the situation. Stability in their economy promotes stability for the rest of the world's economy and that is something we need if we are to make a better life for all of our people," the President replied.
When questioned about running for a second term, he laughingly said, "Probably not." He explained that one benefit of a single-term presidency is not having to worry about making unpopular decisions that will prove beneficial in the future but because pleasing people for the next elections is not part of the agenda.
"Focus on the other is the key to where we want to go," said the President in closing.
* * *
Connect with RTVM
Website: http://rtvm.gov.ph
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rtvm.gov.ph
Twitter: @RTVMalacanang
LinkedIn: RadioTelevisionMalacanangGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/b/11089501947...­524127006/about

Presented by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.
It often seems that the U.S. and China don’t understand each other, creating policies that risk conflict. Complicating matters, the economic and security policy of the US towards China is interlinked, presenting unintended strategic challenges and sometimes constraining our courses of action in the region. Is a clash with China inevitable? GeneralAdams provides a roadmap for how the US should deal with this growing world power.

Presented by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.
It often seems that the U.S. and China don’t understand each other, creating policies that risk conflict. Complicating matters, the economic and security policy of the US towards China is interlinked, presenting unintended strategic challenges and sometimes constraining our courses of action in the region. Is a clash with China inevitable? GeneralAdams provides a roadmap for how the US should deal with this growing world power.

Silver Linings: The Early Days of Idaho's Silver Valley

Stretching 40 miles through the heart of northern Idaho, Silver Valley is a time capsule of the West. Deep within its valley walls, empires rose...and sometimes...

Stretching 40 miles through the heart of northern Idaho, Silver Valley is a time capsule of the West. Deep within its valley walls, empires rose...and sometimes fell. Beyond the ribald tales, you will discover how the region's past has shaped what the Silver Valley is today...and why it still resonates with the spirit of those who sought its Silver Linings.

Stretching 40 miles through the heart of northern Idaho, Silver Valley is a time capsule of the West. Deep within its valley walls, empires rose...and sometimes fell. Beyond the ribald tales, you will discover how the region's past has shaped what the Silver Valley is today...and why it still resonates with the spirit of those who sought its Silver Linings.

Son of God, Muslim Rapist, Why Christians Changed the names of the Prophets

June 15,2012-Friday at Soq AseriDoha Qatar. Issue that Jesus is the only son of God, and every crime committed directly and conveniently using the name MUSLIMS...

June 15,2012-Friday at Soq AseriDoha Qatar. Issue that Jesus is the only son of God, and every crime committed directly and conveniently using the name MUSLIMS, why? Changing the names of the Prophets why?

June 15,2012-Friday at Soq AseriDoha Qatar. Issue that Jesus is the only son of God, and every crime committed directly and conveniently using the name MUSLIMS, why? Changing the names of the Prophets why?

Vietnam begins dredging on Ladd Reef in South China Sea

Satellite images taken by a U.S. based firm revealed suspected dredging work on Ladd Reef, a coral reef controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Ladd Reef is about 450 km from Vietnam’s southeastern coast and is completely submerged at high tide. It has a 42-meter-tall lighthouse, which is operated by a small number of Vietnam soldiers and worker.
Analysts told Reuters that such dredging work could be the precursor to more extensive construction on other reefs, and Ladd Reef might be used to boost access for supply ships and fishing boats. It could also help defend the nearby Spratly Islands, where Vietnam has expanded its airstrip.
Vietnam is one of the many nations that claims the South China Sea as part of its territory. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have also made claims in the region. Vietnam has become China’s main rival in the disputed South China Sea. According to Reuters, the mobile rocket launchers installed on several islands controlled by Vietnam are capable of striking China’s runway and military installations.
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China today unveiled a powerful island-building machine to help reclaim more land in the disputed South China Sea.The enormous ship, called Tiankun, can dredge 6,000 cubic meters (211,000 cubic feet) of mud every hour - roughly the size of 2.5 Olympic Swimming Pools.It's more efficient than Tianjing, China's current flagship for construction on the South China Sea.Tianjing reportedly built seven artificial islands within a year's time in the contested region that's also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, among other countries.Tiankun has been built so that Beijing could accelerate its 'military defence project' on the South China Sea, according to a report on Sohu.com.China's state media People's Daily Online reported that the self-propelled cutter-suction dredging ship was launched today at the port of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province.It's said to be the most powerful dredging vessel China has ever built.Measuring 140 meters (460 feet) long and 27.8 meters (91 feet) wide, Tiankun can smash underwater rocks as well as move sand, mud and water to construct man-made islands.The ship can dig as deep as 35 metres (115 feet) into the sea. It can squirt liquid and debris to as far as 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) - the farthest for any dredging ships in the world, claimed People's Daily.Tiankun is the sister vessel of Tianjing, which China has used to build military bases on a group of disputed islands known in China as Nansha Islands and in Philippines as Spratly Islands.Chinese media claimed that Tianjing built seven man-made island in the South China Sea in 2015, and nearly 3,000 acres of island within 18 months' time.Tiankun is 1.3 times more efficient than Tianjing, meaning it could potentially build nine islands in one year.It can dig deeper and move water, mud and sand farther than Tianjing. It's also said to have four different types of dredging cutters so it could break into different rock and mud.The heavy-duty machinery is expected to enter service next June.It's expected to join China's fleet of vessels on the South China Sea to further militarise the islands.The military expansion also ties into a broader Chinese initiative, called One Belt One Road.The vast infrastructure project, launched by Chinese PresidentXi Jinping, is set to build a 'new Silk Road' of ports, railways and roads to expand trade across an arc of countries through Asia, Africa and Europe.An aerial view of Southwest Cay, also known as Pugad Island, controlled by Vietnam and part of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea The sovereignty of the South China Sea region has been heavily disputed over decades, focussing on whether China can claim ownership of the Spratley and Paracel outcrops which may contain important reserves of natural resources. China says it owns an area defined by a 'nine-dash line' which stretches over hundreds of miles of water, and claims their right dates back centuries. Some of the South China Sea region is also claimed by south-east Asian nations including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Last year, a case was brought by the Philippines to the United Nations challenging China's nine-dash line claim on the South China Sea. In July 2016, a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague - the Permanent Court of Arbitration - ruled that China has no historic rights to the area. Manila welcomed the decision, as China, having boycotted the proceedings, said it 'neither accepts nor recognises' the ruling. 'The award is null and void and has no binding force,' China's foreign ministry said on its website, reiterating its territorial claims.
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This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck

Philippines 12000L water 190hp Isuzu 12cbm water tank truck
A water tanker Isuzu is a special truck designed to carry water on roads for spraying, planting, cleaning and transporting. We provide all sizes of water trucks such as 3000L, 5000L, 10000L, 12000L, 20000L, etc.
1)Carbon stell, stainless steel, inner anti-corrosion
2)It is used for garden environment-keeping, municipal maintains, area viresecence, road building large government department.
3) Rating speed:1450r/min;flux:60m³/h; self-suction height:7.5m, sprinkler width14m. Front spray and back sprinkler, side spray, with working platform at back of truck, with high pressure gun, can be adjusted column, the head 30m; also can be adjusted fog, the head 15m.
4) with front and back sprinkler, side spray, working platform at back of truck, high pressure gun which can be adjusted heavy rain, moderate rain, drizzle,mist, and specialized sprinkler pump
It's used for dredging the sevage line, it's strong to wash. According to the requirement, it can install the high-pressure water pump, water gun and 50M pipe.

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PASIG RIVER: exploring Manila aerial 4K

Two sides of Pasig River. This video was taken from Guadalupe to Rockwell and from Lawton ...

TechKnow - Deep sea gold rush

Oceans cover 70 percent of the earth's surface, but only a fraction of the undersea world has been explored.
On this episode of TechKnow, Phil Torres joins a team of scientists on a special expedition to explore and uncover the mysteries at the bottom of the ocean floor.
"What we are doing is similar to astronauts and planetary scientists just trying to study life on another planet," says BethOrcutt, a senior research scientist.
The journey begins in Costa Rica aboard the R/VAtlantis, a research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. From there, Phil gets the chance to take a dive with Alvin, a deep-water submersible capable of taking explorers down to 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) under the sea.
Commissioned in 1964, Alvin has a celebrated history, locating an unexploded hydrogen bomb off the coast of Spain and exploring the famous RMS Titanic in the 1980s.
Alvin and its first female pilot, CindyVan Dover, were the first to discover hydrothermal vents, which are underwater springs where plumes of black smoke and water pour out from underneath the earth's crust. The vents were inhabited by previously unknown organisms that thrived in the absence of sunlight.
After 40 years of exploration, Alvin got a high-tech upgrade. The storied submersible is now outfitted with high-resolution cameras to provide a 245-degree viewing field and a robotic arm that scientists can use to pull samples of rock and ocean life to then study back on land.
But scientists are not the only ones interested in the ocean. These days the new gold rush is not in the hills, it is in the deep sea. For thousands of years miners have been exploiting the earth in search of precious metals. As resources on dry land are depleted, now the search for new sources of metals and minerals is heading underwater.
The NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration's national ocean service estimates that there is more than $150tn in gold waiting to be mined from the floor of the world's oceans.
"The industry is moving very, very fast. They have far more financial resources than the scientific community," says Cindy Van Dover, Alvin's first female pilot and Duke University Oceanography Professor.
Seabed mining is still in the planning stages, but Nautilus Minerals, a Canadian mining company, says it has the technology and the contracts in place with the island nation of Papua New Guinea to start mining in its waters in about two years.
What is the future of seabed mining? And what are the consequences of seabed mining for the marine ecosystems? Can science and industry co-exist and work together on viable and sustainable solutions?
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This is a very interesting lecture by one of the country's foremost economists, Harvard-trained super economist Dr. Bernie Villegas, where he predicts that the Philippines will soon be a highly developed economy at par with countries like South Korea and Taiwan.

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Engineers in Combat in World War II 1957 US Army; Army Corps of Engineers

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Engineers in Combat in World War II 1957 US Army; Army Corps of Engineers

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" WORLDWAR II ENGINEER MISSION IN COMBAT - TRAINING AT ENGINEER SCHOOL, FT BELVOIR, VA. ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES DURING WW II IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION."
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The United States ArmyCorps of Engineers (USACE, also sometimes shortened to CoE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency. Although generally associated with dams, canals and flood protection in the United States, USACE is involved in a wide range of public works support to the nation and the Department of Defense throughout the world. The Corps of Engineers provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public, and provides 24% of U.S. hydropower capacity.
The Corps' mission is to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters.
Their most visible missions include:
- Planning, designing, building, and operating locks and dams. Other civil engineering projects include flood control, beach nourishment, and dredging for waterway navigation.
- Design and construction of flood protection systems through various federal mandates (see PublicLaws below).
- Design and construction management of military facilities for the Army, Air Force, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve and other Defense and Federal agencies.
- Environmental regulation and ecosystem restoration.
The Corps' vision is having a great engineering force of highly disciplined people working with partners through disciplined thought and action to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the nation's engineering challenges...
The history of United States Army Corps of Engineers can be traced back to 16 June 1775, when the Continental Congress organized an army with a chief engineer and two assistants. ColonelRichard Gridley became General George Washington's first chief engineer; however, it was not until 1779 that Congress created a separate Corps of Engineers. One of its first tasks was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill. The first Corps was mostly composed of French subjects, who had been hired by General Washington from the service of Louis XVI.
The Corps of Engineers as it is known today came into being on 16 March 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson was authorized to "organize and establish a Corps of Engineers ... that the said Corps ... shall be stationed at West Point in the State of New York and shall constitute a Military Academy." Until 1866, the superintendent of the United States Military Academy was always an engineer officer. During the first half of the 19th century, West Point was the major and, for a while, the only engineering school in the country. The Corps's authority over river works in the United States began with its fortification of New Orleans after the War of 1812...
The Army Corps of Engineers played an instrumental role in the American Civil War. Many of the men who would serve in the top leadership in this institution were West Point graduates, who rose to military fame and power during the Civil War. Some of these men were UnionGeneralsGeorge McClellan, Henry Halleck, George Meade, and Confederate generalsRobert E. Lee, Joseph Johnston, and P.G.T. Beauregard...
In 1944, specially-trained army combat engineers were assigned to blow up underwater obstacles and clear defended ports during the invasion of Normandy. During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers in the European Theater of Operations was responsible for building countless bridges and building or maintaining roads vital to the Allied advance across Europe into the heart of Germany. In thePacific theater, the Pioneer troops were formed, a hand-selected unit of volunteer Army combat engineers trained in jungle warfare, knife fighting, and unarmed jujitsu (hand-to-hand combat) techniques. Working in camouflage, the Pioneers cleared jungle and prepared routes of advance and established bridgeheads for the infantry as well as demolishing enemy installations...

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Cavite's Public Enemy No 1: Leonardo "Nardong Putik" Manicio

Nardong Putik was infamously known as the local Robinhood of Cavite during the 50's. Accor...

APEC CEO Summit Conversation with Leaders (Speech) 10/6/2013

BaliInternational Convention Center
6 October 2013
Why inclusive growth matters?
According to PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III, ensuring stability of society, sustainability of growth and social inclusiveness are the factors that answer the question.
"We engender a situation wherein the broader base of society can benefit from opportunities opening up through economic growth," President Aquino said during his speech at the APECCEOSummitConversation with Leaders in Bali, Indonesia.
The President reported that inclusive growth is fostered in the Philippines by investing on social services. He mentioned that the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program currently benefits four million families and has expanded to cover high school education. He further noted that his administration utilizes the Alternative Learning System to educate students from remote communities. He enumerated several laws that were signed under his governance such as the Enhanced Basic Education Act, Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, Sin Tax Reform Act, and Universal Health CareAct.
The President also said that aside from focusing on basic social services, the country has empowered the agriculture, tourism and infrastructure sectors, which are considered to effect great impact on inclusiveness.
In a question and answer segment of the summit, the President was asked about inclusive social policy and whether Asia, especially the Philippines, will choose to lean on the European region that has a bigger social safety net than the United States of America.
He was also asked about the discontinuance of President Obama's tour in Asia, which included the Philippines. "We perfectly understand the situation. Stability in their economy promotes stability for the rest of the world's economy and that is something we need if we are to make a better life for all of our people," the President replied.
When questioned about running for a second term, he laughingly said, "Probably not." He explained that one benefit of a single-term presidency is not having to worry about making unpopular decisions that will prove beneficial in the future but because pleasing people for the next elections is not part of the agenda.
"Focus on the other is the key to where we want to go," said the President in closing.
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“South China Sea: Clash of Strategies” John Adams, Brigadier General United States Army (retired)

Presented by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.
It often seems that the U.S. and China don’t understand each other, creating policies that risk conflict. Complicating matters, the economic and security policy of the US towards China is interlinked, presenting unintended strategic challenges and sometimes constraining our courses of action in the region. Is a clash with China inevitable? GeneralAdams provides a roadmap for how the US should deal with this growing world power.

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20. Managing Coastal Resources in an Era of Climate Change

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Gizmodo reported on Wednesday that a former Google engineer is suing the company for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination ...Chevalier's posts had been quoting in Damore's lawsuit against Google, who is also suing the company for alleged discrimination against conservative white men ... “Firing the employee who pushed back against the bullies was exactly the wrong step to take.” ... But the effect is the same....

OSLO. Sea levels will rise between 0.7 and 1.2 metres in the next two centuries even if governments end the fossil fuel era as promised under the Paris climate agreement, scientists said on Tuesday ...Ocean levels will rise inexorably because heat-trapping industrial gases already em­­itted will linger in the atmosphere, melting more ice, it said. In addition, water naturally expands as it warms above four degrees Celsius (39.2F) ... ....

The woman tasked with caring for accused Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz and his brother have moved quickly to file court papers seeking control of their inheritance the day after the massacre at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School, Newsweek reported. When the mother of Nikolas and Zachary Cruz died from flu-related pneumonia last November, their lives were entrusted to Roxanne Deschamps, the report said....

Special CounselRobert Mueller's probe is prepared to accept a guilty plea from the London-based son-in-law of a Russian businessman after he made false statements during the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to the Washington Post... Tymoshenko was later imprisoned by former president Viktor Yanukovych after signing a controversial deal with Russia for natural gas ... U.S ... U.S....

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingTo this day it’s something my aunt hardly mentions, let alone discusses. And like a few other families living in the United States, it’s taboo and completely off limits ... Neither was it as widespread, since Japan had nearly conquered most of East Asia including parts of China. But still, U.S ... authorities continued the comfort station system absent formal slavery ... The U.S ... military authorities ... ....

Three "changemakers" in the Philippines were inducted as Ashoka fellows in Taguig Cityon Wednesdaynight, bringing to nine the number of people in the country who are part of the world's largest and most prestigious network of social innovators ... who is a Singaporean based in the Philippines. Lee is being honored for his work in the Philippines.......

The Philippines on Wednesday asked a court to declare the communist party and its armed wing, the New People´s Army (NPA), a terrorist organisation, dashing already faint hopes of a recovery in a tattered peace process ... The Philippines has a state policy to not negotiate with any group ......

By the PhilippineNewsAgency The Philippine government is securing financing from China for its infrastructure projects in an effort to fast-track their implementation, according to the country’s chief economist.... ....

MANILA - China has kept the position of the Philippines' top bilateral trading partner for the second year, a senior government official said on Feb 21. 'The Philippines' total merchandise trade with China continues to rise and China has become our top bilateral trading partner surpassing Japan in 2016 ... For 2017, he said Philippine exports to China ......